Kant (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Kant (lower center) and Zöllner (upper left) from Apollo 16. Mons Penck is also visible to the right, below center. "NASA photo".
latitude=10.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=20.1
E_or_W=E
diameter=32 km
depth=3.1 km
colong=40
eponym=Immanuel Kant

Kant is a small lunar impact crater that is located to the northwest of the prominent Cyrillus crater and the comparably-sized Ibn Rushd crater. To the northwest is the Zöllner crater, and to the east is the Mons Penck. This last feature forms a mountainous promontory reaching a height of about 4 km.

This crater has a well-defined and somewhat uneven rim that is roughly circular in shape. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the surrounding surface, giving them a lighter appearance. Parts of the inner wall have slumped across the inner floor, producing an irregular surface. At the mid-point of the interior is a low central rise.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Kant crater.

References

External links

* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto78c1_1/ LTO-78C1 Kant] — L&PI topographic orthophoto map.